Shields Crew - 837th Squadron - Crew of Blonde Bomber
Back row Left to Right: 1st Lt Jim Peyton (bombardier), 1st Lt Robert R. Meier (co-pilot), 2nd Lt J. Craig Shields (pilot), 1st Lt Dennis E. Carey (navigator) T/Sgt Max E. Alcar (flight engineer), S/Sgt Clifford E. Pflieger (tail gunner)
Kneeling left to right: Sgt Billy J. Snider (waist gunner), S/Sgt Johnny J. Marthaler (waist gunner), S/Sgt Virgil V. Drake (ball turret gunner) T/Sgt James E. Brooks (radio operator)
(photo, taken in 1944, provided by Jim Brooks)